Guest Anonymous Posted June 29, 2001 Share Posted June 29, 2001 How do you install fiberglass fender flares? I am not talking about the bolt on kind that has screws on the side. I mean the ones that you have to mold to the fender. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted June 29, 2001 Share Posted June 29, 2001 They either epoxy (bond on) on and/or rivet on. Either way works--then usually the "seam" is glassed over to produce a smooth transition from the fender to the flare. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgoodson@pacbell.net Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Davy, When you say "glassed over" , do you mean fibre glass, Metal to fibre glass glassing or what? I didn't know that you could go from fibre glass to metal without problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedNeckZ Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Fiberglass flairs are easy to bond to steel fenders. You just have to clean the area around them real good. But first I would recommend glueing and riviting the flair to the fender. After that clean the area around the fiberglass and where it meets the metal. Clean the paint away from the flair for at least 4 to 6 inches. Make sure you rough up the fiberglass to. Then blow the area with air and clean the dust off of it. Then use short or long strand fiberglass repair product from a can (where you have to add hardener to the material) and spread this over the seam area. Make sure that it flows over the seam and on to the fiberglass for a good distance. let it harden and then sand down the ridges. You can add more if needed. Finish it with a light coat of body filler. Sand and paint it to your liking. You can also seam seal the inside of the fiberglass flair to the metal by using some thing like the 3M seam sealer that is out there. They have both brush on and tube methods. Good Luck, Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 good info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 There have been many posts on this subject since 2001. There is a sticky by 240hoke which shows cutting the fenderwells and welding them back up. There is another by Clifton showing glassing the flares in. Search and ye shall find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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